Loose-leaf cover and copy-holder



S. CODY v LOOSE LEAF COVER MD COPY HOLDER. APPLICATION mz'b APR.25.1918.

1,328,318 PatentedJan. 20, 1920..

. WITH/E88 i nvmvror? BY i A TTOR/VE Y SHERWIN CODY, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

LOOSE-LEAF COVER AND COPY-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

Application filed. April 25, 1918. Serial No. 230,642.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHERWIN CODY, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLoose-Leaf Covers and Copy-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to combined loose leaf book covers and copyholders. The ob ject thereof is to provide a cheap and substantial notebook cover, which shall be protective of the book when not in use, andwhich may be used alternatively to provide a substantial support whilenotes are being taken in the book, or a readily and completelyadjustable holder while the notes are being transcribed.

The principles of my invention are illustrated in the drawings, in whichFigure l is an edge view of the device as used for a note book cover;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of a portion thereof as used fortaking notes or memoranda;-

Fig. 3 is a side view showing the same when used as a copy book holder;

Fig. 4 is a bottom view when looked at approximately from the point A;

Fig. 5 shows a portion of one of the covers with the knotted end of thelimiting cord passed through the cover slit.

Further describing my invention with reference to the drawings: 1 is acover member of substantial material, such as book binders board. 2 is asimilar cover member of substantially the same character and width, butmaterially shorter as shown in Fig. 1. The two cover members areattached to each other by a flexible connection 3 which should be ofstiffened cloth or other durable material. A cord 4:, which may beelastic if desired, is passed around the flexible connecting member 3and forms a loop as shown at 5 in Fig. 1 to holdthe latter in placewithin or upon the said covers. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the cord 4 isadapted to support a plurality of leaves or a book, which are suspendedtherefrom to rest upon the flat face of the cover section 1. A pluralityof openings 6 is formed in the free edge of the longer cover member 1,through which is passed a cord, which may also be elastic if preferred,one portion 7 of which will normally lie upon the outer side of saidcover member, the ends being attached by a knot 8 and leavingintermediate portions 9. A

slot 10 is provided in the lower edge of the shorter cover member 2within'which the connecting portions 9 may be received adj a'- cent tothe knot, and through which the latter will be prevented frompassingwhen in such position, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4:.

The loop formed by the said cord may also be passed around the freeedges of the cover to hold them in closed relation as illustrated inFig. 1.

The use of my device as a protective cover for a note book is shown inFig. 1. In the same figure the dotted lines indicate the manner in whichthe two cover members are brought together to expose the book or insertand to provide a substantial support when notes are taken. In Fig. 3 aside view of the device illustrates the use as a copy holder when aconsiderable slant is desired.

The dotted lines indicate the use when a yergence of the two covermembers by en-' gaging the cord 9 in the slot 10, either at the firstknot 8 or at the second knot, so giving the cover members a greaterdivergence and the copy attached to the longer cover member 1 a slightlydifferent position with reference to the line of vision of the copier.

Additional rigidity may be given to the device when used as a copyholder by means of a short cord 11, securely attached to the side of thelonger cover member at 12, and slipped into a slot in the side of theshorter cover member at 13 said cord being provided with a series ofknots as shown at 14:. When intended to be used in combination the knotson cord 11 should be spaced to correspond to the spacing of knots in thelower cord, but it is evident that either may be used separately fromthe other if desired.

I claim:

1. A book. cover and copy holder comprising a plurality of covermembers, one of said cover members having a slot extending inwardly fromone edge thereof, a flexible cord attached to the lower edge of onecover "member and provided with knots spaced from each other and adaptedto engage the slot in the other cover member, and a second cord attachedto the side edge of one cover member provided with knots spaced tocorrespond with the spacing oit' knots on the last named cord andadapted to engage in a slot in the other cover member.

2. A book cover and copy holder comprising a pair of cover members, aflexible connection between adjacent ends of said members, a bookholding cord forming a loop to embrace said flexible connection, thefree edge of one cover member having a pair of spaced openings therein,the free edge of the other member having a slot formed at thecorresponding edge and extending inwardlv from the'edge thereof, and anendless cord passing through the spaced openings in one cover memberwith the free looped end knotted at spaced intervals and selectivelypositioned in the other cover member slot 5 whereby the cover membersare held in upright inclined formation.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto sub scribed my name, this 24th dayof April, 1918, at the city of New York, in the county of New York, andState of New York.

SHERWIN CODY.

